Luis F. Avilés González

Education

M.A.Spanish, California State University, Fullerton (2015)

B.A.History (Honors), University of California, Los Angeles (2013)

B.A. Spanish, University of California, Los Angeles (2013)

Research

I am interested in the contact of Indigenous languages (Huastecan Nahuatl) with Spanish. My research centers in the phonological and phonetic study of both languages in contact and their current manifestations. I attempt to analyze through different sociolinguistic lenses (language contact, language attitudes, bilingualism, historical linguistics, etc. I attempt to utilize mixed research methods to better understand the current situation of Nahuatl in Mexico.

Personal Interests

I enjoy reading and writing. I love teaching and working with youth. I had the chance to plan the graduate conference on 2016: Weapons of Social Justice: Reinvention through language, Literature & Culture with other colleagues in the department.

Currently, I am the project director of Yolotzonyo (Formerly known as Raza Youth Empowerment Project; RYEP). A program that builds consciousness in youth from underrepresented backgrounds, and provide them with the tools to educate, agitate and organize in their respective communities.